Osun election: Adeleke leads Oyebamiji
Governor Ademola Adeleke of the Accord Party jumped into early lead over his All Progressives Congress, APC, challenger, Mr Bola Oyebamiji, in the tightly contested Osun State governorship election, last night.
With results from 3,292 polling units or 87.5 percent of the 3,763 polling units uploaded by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, as of press time, Adeleke had garnered over 439,132 votes compared to Oyebamiji's 379,255 votes.
Anambra Assembly wades into sack of 44 ABS staff
By Vincent Ujumadu AWKA – THE Anambra State House of Assembly has waded into the controversial sacking of 44 members of staff of the state–owned Anambra Broadcasting Service (ABS) with a view to correcting the alleged victimization of the affected staff. Already, the House has passed a resolution urging government not to interfere with the […]
Jos crisis: Ajibola blasts rights group over false report
By Taye Obateru Jos — Chairman of the Commission of Inquiry into last year’s crisis in the Plateau State capital, Prince Bola Ajibola, yesterday, descended heavily on Human Rights Watch for presenting a report based on hearsay on the crisis. The body had alleged that 700 people died in the crisis. He expressed disappointment with […]
Reps kick against Ajaokuta Steel restructuring
Kaduna — The House of Representatives has advised the Federal Government not to go ahead with its plan to restructure the Ajaokuta Steel Company Limited (ASCL) at this period of economic meltdown because it will lead to retrenchment of thousands of staff. It, however, urged the government to embark on a technical audit of the […]
World Bank grants FG fresh $195m loan
According to the World Bank’s Country Director, Dr. Onno Ruhl, who signed the loan agreement with the Federal Government on behalf of the bank, in Abuja, yesterday, fighting malaria was being given priority owing to its high death rate among children.
New petroleum act anti-N’Delta — Amaechi
According to the governor, the new bill “takes away the total royalty of the people of the Niger Delta without recourse to the environmental hazards suffered by the people, such intention does not, in anyway, represent justice, but impunityâ€.
